APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND MANIPULATING PLASMAS
Abstract
An electrical pinch discharge apparatus is described for producing and manipulating high-temperature plasmas. The apparatus may be of either the linear or toroidal pinch discharge type. Arrangements are provided whereby stabilizing fields may be trapped in the plasma external to the main pinch discharge path and the boundary condition of the stabilizing field programed so as to stabilize the discharge or to promote instabilities in the discharge as desired. The produced plasmas may be employed for various purposes, and fusion neutrons have been produced with the apparatus.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4136222
- Patent Number(s):
- 2946914
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-026385
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMONUCLEAR REACTORS; CONFINEMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICS; NEUTRONS; PINCH; PLANNING; PLASMA; REACTORS; STABILITY; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TORUS
Citation Formats
Colgate, S A, Ferguson, J P, Furth, H P, and Wright, R E. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND MANIPULATING PLASMAS. United States: N. p., 1960.
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Colgate, S A, Ferguson, J P, Furth, H P, & Wright, R E. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND MANIPULATING PLASMAS. United States.
Colgate, S A, Ferguson, J P, Furth, H P, and Wright, R E. Tue .
"APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND MANIPULATING PLASMAS". United States.
@article{osti_4136222,
title = {APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND MANIPULATING PLASMAS},
author = {Colgate, S A and Ferguson, J P and Furth, H P and Wright, R E},
abstractNote = {An electrical pinch discharge apparatus is described for producing and manipulating high-temperature plasmas. The apparatus may be of either the linear or toroidal pinch discharge type. Arrangements are provided whereby stabilizing fields may be trapped in the plasma external to the main pinch discharge path and the boundary condition of the stabilizing field programed so as to stabilize the discharge or to promote instabilities in the discharge as desired. The produced plasmas may be employed for various purposes, and fusion neutrons have been produced with the apparatus.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {7}
}
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